MS HB 525

enacted

Sexual battery; create a mandatory minimum for penalties.

Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did MS HB 525 pass?

Yes. MS HB 525 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-08): Approved by Governor

What is MS HB 525 about?

MS HB 525 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Sexual battery; create a mandatory minimum for penalties.”.

Who sponsors MS HB 525?

Remak is the primary sponsor of MS HB 525, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2026-02-12
Latest action: 2026-04-08 — Approved by Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-08
Approved by Governor
executive-signature
2026-04-06
Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-04-06
Enrolled Bill Signed
2026-04-01
Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-31
Conference Report Adopted
2026-03-30
Conference Report Filed
2026-03-30
Conference Report Filed
2026-03-23
Conferees Named Fillingane,Sparks,Suber
2026-03-23
Conferees Named Horan,Owen,Burch
2026-03-18
Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2026-03-11
Returned For Concurrence
2026-03-11
Motion to Reconsider Tabled
2026-03-10
Motion to Reconsider Entered
2026-03-10
Passed As Amended
passage
2026-03-10
Amended
amendment-passage
2026-03-03
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
committee-passage
2026-02-17
Referred To Judiciary, Division B
referral-committee
2026-02-12
Transmitted To Senate
introduction
2026-02-11
Passed
passage
2026-02-11
Committee Substitute Adopted
substitution
2026-02-03
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
committee-passage
2026-01-12
Referred To Judiciary B
referral-committee

Versions

Committee Amendment No 1 (Adopted) (Voice Vote)Compare
Amendment Report for House Bill No. 525Compare
As Passed the lowerCompare
Committee SubstituteCompare
As IntroducedCompare
Current versionCompare

Documents

Votes

Passage
2026-02-11 · pass · 114-1
Member-level votes (122)
- Aguirre: yes
- Anderson (122nd): yes
- Anthony: yes
- Arnold: yes
- Bailey (23rd): yes
- Bailey (49th): yes
- Barnett: yes
- Barton: yes
- Bell (21st): yes
- Bell (65th): yes
- Bennett: yes
- Blackmon: yes
- Blackwell: yes
- Bounds: yes
- Boyd (19th): yes
- Boyd (37th): yes
- Brown: yes
- Burch: yes
- Burnett: yes
- Butler-Washington: yes
- Byrd: yes
- Calvert: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Clark: yes
- Cockerham: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Creekmore IV: yes
- Crosby: yes
- Crudup: yes
- Currie: yes
- Denton: yes
- Deweese: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Estrada: yes
- Eubanks: yes
- Eure: yes
- Felsher: yes
- Fondren: yes
- Ford (54th): yes
- Ford (73rd): yes
- Foster: yes
- Gibbs (36th): yes
- Gibbs (72nd): yes
- Grady: yes
- Guice: yes
- Hale: yes
- Hall: yes
- Haney: yes
- Harness: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hawkins: yes
- Hines: yes
- Hobgood-Wilkes: yes
- Holloway (27th): yes
- Holloway (76th): yes
- Hood: yes
- Horan: yes
- Horne: yes
- Hulum: yes
- Hurst: yes
- Jackson (11th): yes
- Jackson (45th): yes
- James-Jones: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Keen: yes
- Kinkade: yes
- Lamar: yes
- Lott: yes
- Mangold: yes
- Mansell: yes
- Massengill: yes
- Mattox: yes
- McCarty: yes
- McCray: yes
- McGee: yes
- McKnight: yes
- McLean: yes
- McMillan: yes
- Mickens: yes
- Mims: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Nelson: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Osborne: yes
- Owen: yes
- Pigott: yes
- Porter: yes
- Powell: yes
- Read: yes
- Remak: yes
- Roberson: yes
- Rosebud: yes
- Rushing: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Sanford: yes
- Scoggin: yes
- Scott: yes
- Shanks: yes
- Smith: yes
- Summers: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Tubb: yes
- Tullos: yes
- Turner: yes
- Varner: yes
- Waldo: yes
- Wallace: yes
- Watson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Yancey: yes
- Yates: yes
- Zuber: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Karriem: no
- Ladner: not voting
- Newman: not voting
- Steverson: not voting
- Anderson (110th): other
- Banks: other
- Evans: other
- Faulkner: other
Passage as Amended
2026-03-10 · pass · 44-7
Member-level votes (52)
- Barnett: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Berry: yes
- Blackmon: yes
- Blackwell: yes
- Blount: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Bryan: yes
- Butler: yes
- Carter: yes
- Chassaniol: yes
- Chism: yes
- DeBar: yes
- DeLano: yes
- DuPree: yes
- England: yes
- Fillingane: yes
- Frazier: yes
- Harkins: yes
- Hartness: yes
- Hill: yes
- Hopson: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Kirby: yes
- Ladner: yes
- McCaughn: yes
- McLendon: yes
- McMahan: yes
- Michel: yes
- Parks: yes
- Pope: yes
- Rhodes: yes
- Seymour: yes
- Sparks: yes
- Suber: yes
- Tate: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Thomas: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Turner-Ford: yes
- Whaley: yes
- Wiggins: yes
- Williams: yes
- Younger: yes
- Gillespie Isom: no
- Hickman: no
- Jackson: no
- Mumford: no
- Norwood: no
- Simmons D. T. (12th): no
- Simmons S. (13th): no
- Brumfield: other
Adopt Conference Report
2026-03-31 · pass · 112-0
Member-level votes (122)
- Aguirre: yes
- Anderson (122nd): yes
- Anthony: yes
- Arnold: yes
- Bailey (23rd): yes
- Bailey (49th): yes
- Banks: yes
- Barnett: yes
- Barton: yes
- Bell (21st): yes
- Bell (65th): yes
- Bennett: yes
- Blackmon: yes
- Bounds: yes
- Boyd (19th): yes
- Boyd (37th): yes
- Burch: yes
- Burnett: yes
- Butler-Washington: yes
- Byrd: yes
- Calvert: yes
- Carpenter: yes
- Clark: yes
- Cockerham: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Creekmore IV: yes
- Crosby: yes
- Crudup: yes
- Currie: yes
- Denton: yes
- Deweese: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Estrada: yes
- Eubanks: yes
- Eure: yes
- Faulkner: yes
- Felsher: yes
- Fondren: yes
- Ford (54th): yes
- Ford (73rd): yes
- Foster: yes
- Gibbs (36th): yes
- Gibbs (72nd): yes
- Grady: yes
- Hale: yes
- Hall: yes
- Haney: yes
- Harness: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hawkins: yes
- Hines: yes
- Hobgood-Wilkes: yes
- Holloway (27th): yes
- Holloway (76th): yes
- Hood: yes
- Horan: yes
- Hulum: yes
- Hurst: yes
- Jackson (11th): yes
- Jackson (45th): yes
- Johnson: yes
- Keen: yes
- Kinkade: yes
- Ladner: yes
- Lamar: yes
- Lott: yes
- Mangold: yes
- Mansell: yes
- Massengill: yes
- Mattox: yes
- McCarty: yes
- McCray: yes
- McGee: yes
- McKnight: yes
- McLean: yes
- McMillan: yes
- Mickens: yes
- Mims: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Nelson: yes
- Newman: yes
- Oliver: yes
- Owen: yes
- Pigott: yes
- Porter: yes
- Powell: yes
- Read: yes
- Remak: yes
- Roberson: yes
- Rosebud: yes
- Rushing: yes
- Sanders: yes
- Sanford: yes
- Scoggin: yes
- Scott: yes
- Shanks: yes
- Smith: yes
- Steverson: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Tubb: yes
- Tullos: yes
- Turner: yes
- Varner: yes
- Waldo: yes
- Wallace: yes
- Watson: yes
- Williams: yes
- Yancey: yes
- Yates: yes
- Zuber: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Anderson (110th): not voting
- Blackwell: not voting
- Brown: not voting
- Evans: not voting
- Guice: not voting
- Horne: not voting
- James-Jones: not voting
- Karriem: not voting
- Osborne: not voting
- Summers: not voting
Adopt Conference Report
2026-04-01 · pass · 35-2
Member-level votes (49)
- Barrett: yes
- Berry: yes
- Blackmon: yes
- Blackwell: yes
- Blount: yes
- Boyd: yes
- Carter: yes
- Chassaniol: yes
- Chism: yes
- DeBar: yes
- DeLano: yes
- DuPree: yes
- England: yes
- Fillingane: yes
- Frazier: yes
- Harkins: yes
- Hartness: yes
- Hill: yes
- Hopson: yes
- Kirby: yes
- Ladner: yes
- McCaughn: yes
- McLendon: yes
- McMahan: yes
- Michel: yes
- Rhodes: yes
- Seymour: yes
- Suber: yes
- Tate: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Whaley: yes
- Wiggins: yes
- Williams: yes
- Younger: yes
- Butler: no
- Norwood: no
- Barnett: not voting
- Bryan: not voting
- Hickman: not voting
- Jackson: not voting
- Johnson: not voting
- Mumford: not voting
- Pope: not voting
- Simmons D. T. (12th): not voting
- Simmons S. (13th): not voting
- Sparks: not voting
- Brumfield: other
- Gillespie Isom: other

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https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0525.xml

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